Chapter Sixteen

Strike

"Dr. Facilier, the Saviour is alone right now, only with her mother, brother, and daughter. We can easily strike," King George explained.

Dr. Facilier nodded. "Where are the rest of them?"

"On their way to find us, sire. They are heading to the Dark One."

Dr. Facilier smiled. "Excellent. They should be a while. We have plenty of time to capture the Saviour."

"Why do you want to see him?" Belle asked.

"We want to know if he knows anything about where King George and Dr. Facilier are hiding," David explained.

"But… we decided that only Emma, Killian, and I would know where he is," Belle explained.

"I know, but we need to find King George and Dr. Facilier," Killian said.

"Why doesn't Killian just go down there?" Belle suggested.

Killian looked at them all. "I could."

David shook his head. "Do you know how mad Emma would be if we let you go down there by yourself? We're going with you."

Killian nodded and smiled a little. "Alright." He looked at Belle. "I'm okay with it if you are."

Belle sighed. "Alright. Go ahead."

Killian smiled. "Thank you, Belle."

Belle nodded. "I'll lower you all down."

They walked over to the elevator and opened it. Regina, David, Henry, and Killian stepped in. The door closed at they started descending into the mines.

"I still can't believe it," Snow said, smiling. "My baby is having another baby."

Emma laughed. "It's still kind of hard for me to wrap my head around, too. Killian and I were trying but… I didn't think that it would happen so fast."

Snow smiled. "Well, I'm sure Harper is excited."

Emma looked at the sleeping Harper in her arms and sighed. "I'm sure she is. I just… since I've gotten back… Killian, Harper and I… we haven't really had time to spend time together as a family, and when we do, we're not very happy. Harper keeps asking me to come home. I hate seeing the disappointment in her eyes when I tell her I can't."

"You'll be able to go home soon, I promise," Snow said.

"No, she won't."

Emma and Snow looked up.

"Dr. Facilier," Emma growled. Emma held Harper closer to her. "Leave."

Dr. Facilier laughed. "Not without you."

"Neal, get behind me," Snow said. Neal ran behind Snow.

Dr. Facilier walked closer to Emma. "You won't get away from me this time."

Emma held Harper closer.

Dr. Facilier reached his hand out to touch Emma's stomach. Right before he touched her, he howled in pain and staggered backward.

Emma released the breath she'd been holding and looked up. Regina was standing there, fireball in hand.

"Leave while you still have the chance," Regina warned. "We're coming for you."

Dr. Facilier glared at Regina and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

Emma laid back against the bed. "Thank you, Regina."

Regina nodded and walked over to her. "You okay?"

Emma nodded. "Yeah."

"Emma!"

Emma looked up and saw Killian running in. He ran to her side. "Are you okay?"

Emma nodded. "Yeah. I'm fine."

Killian sighed in relief. "Thank goodness." He looked at Harper. "Is she okay?"

Emma nodded. "She's been asleep ever since you left."

"She's exhausted," Killian said. He kissed Emma's head and then put his hand on her stomach. "Is this one okay?"

Emma smiled. "Yeah. They're fine."

Killian smiled. "I'm glad to hear that." He paused. "What did Dr. Facilier want?"

"He came to try to kidnap me again," Emma said with a sigh.

"Mom! Are you okay?" Henry came running into the room and went and stood next to Killian.

Emma nodded. "I'm fine. How did you guys know to come here?"

"The Crocodile told us," Killian said.

"Gold? You talked to Gold?" Emma asked, shocked and worried.

Killian nodded. "Don't worry. David, Regina, and Henry came down with me."
"You brought Henry down there?" Emma yelled.

"Mom, I'm fine. I'm not 14 anymore," Henry said.

"I know, but that means that my dad, Regina, and you know where he is now," Emma said.

"Why does it matter?" Henry asked.

"Because now Gold can use that to his advantage. Or what if someone wants to know where he is, they can go to you and kill you or-"

"Mom! It's okay, I'll be fine," Henry said.

Emma sighed. "How did Gold know what was happening?"

"Apparently," Killian began, "King George-"

"Where's David?" Snow asked. She was looking around the room.

Emma sat up. "Yeah, where is he?"

Killian looked behind him, towards the door. "I don't know. I thought he was behind us."

"We need to find him," Snow said.

"Mommy?" Harper mumbled as she began to wake up.

Emma looked at Harper. "Yes, baby?"

Harper rubbed her eyes. "Where's Daddy?"

"I'm right here, sweetheart," Killian said. He reached over to Harper and wiped the hair out of her face.

Harper smiled. "Hi, Daddy."

"Hello, love. Did you have a good nap?"

Harper nodded. "Yeah." Harper began to sit up, so Emma did the same.

"Dad?" Neal said.

They all looked over at the door and saw David and King George. David's hands were tied behind his back and he was gagged. King George stood next to him, smiling as he said, "I'm here to make a deal."

"Let him go!" Snow yelled. She began to run towards David, but Henry grabbed her arm.

"Dad," Neal cried. "What's going on?"

"Oh, poor little boy. We wouldn't want him to lose his father like you did, huh, David?" King George tormented.

"Let him go," Killian demanded.

"Well, of course I'll let him go, but for a price."

"What do you want?" Snow asked.

King George smiled. "I'm glad you asked." He looked at Emma. "I want her."

"Absolutely not!" Killian yelled.

"You can't possibly expect us to agree to that kind of deal!" Regina said.

"I can. If you give me Emma, I promise that I won't hurt David. Emma will be okay when you get her back, just a little hurt, but… your baby won't be."

Killian glared at the monster standing in front of him.

Emma was going to do it. She would give herself up for her father, but she was not going to give herself up and hurt her baby. Then, an idea sparked in her mind. "I'll do it."

They all looked at her in shock.

"Excellent!" King George said.

"Emma, no. You can't," Killian said. "I can't lose you and I can't lose our baby."

Emma gave him a sad smile. "You won't lose our baby, but… me… I have to save David."

"Actually, I want your baby, not you," King George clarified.

Emma glared at him. "Well, you're just going to have to make do with me because you are not getting my baby in this world or the next."

David shook his head frantically.

King George smiled. "Well, Dr. Facilier might not be entirely happy, but he can deal with it. Let's do it."

Emma nodded and faced Regina. "Regina… get an aging potion."

"Emma," Regina said. "No. Why do you need an aging potion?"

"I am not going with King George while I am pregnant with my baby," Emma said. "Give me an aging potion so I can have this baby now."

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